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An American clupeoid fish (Clupea mediocris), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less esteemed for food; -- called also hickory shad, tailor shad, fall herring, and shad herring.

A quilted bed; a bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened. [Written also matress.]

A medicine, or application, which promotes suppuration.

To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen. A tree may be maturated artificially. Fuller.

The process of bringing, or of coming, to maturity; hence, specifically, the process of suppurating perfectly; the formation of pus or matter.

Conducing to ripeness or maturity; hence, conducing to suppuration.

or any function, action, or state, appropriate to its kind; full-grown; ripe. Now is love mature in ear. Tennison. How shall I meet, or how accost, the sage, Unskilled in speech, nor yet mature of age Pope.

In a mature manner; with ripeness; completely.

The state or quality of being mature; maturity.

One who brings to maturity.

Approaching maturity.

Approaching maturity; as, maturing fruits; maturing notes of hand.

The state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; as, the maturity of corn or of grass; maturity of judgment; the maturity of a plan.

Of or pertaining to the morning; early.

Matutinal. [R.]

Matutinal. [R.]

A name of several maritime grasses, as the sea sand-reed (Ammophila arundinacea) which is used in Holland to bind the sand of the seacoast dikes (see Beach grass, under Beach); also, the Lygeum Spartum, a Mediterranean grass of similar habit.

A native house servant in India. Balfour (Cyc. of India).

A cake of unleavened bread eaten by the Jews at the feast of the Passover.

expression of approval; loud applause. On such a day, a holiday having been voted by acclamation, an ordinary walk would not satisfy the children. Southey.